metformin

English

Molecular structure of metformin

Etymology

From meth- +‎ -formin (“phenformin derivative”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɛtˈfɔː.mɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɛtˈfɔɹ.mɪn/

Noun

metformin (countable and uncountable, plural metformins)

1. (pharmacology) A biguanide derivative, C₄H₁₁N₅, used, now chiefly as the hydrochloride, as an oral hypoglycemic agent in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus; 1,1-dimethylbiguanide.

Coordinate terms

• semaglutide

 

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: metformina f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 二甲雙胍／二甲双胍 (zh) (èrjiǎshuāngguā)

• Finnish: metformiini
• French: metformine (fr) f
• German: Metformin n
• Italian: metformina (it) f
• Japanese: メトホルミン (metohorumin)
• Polish: metformina (pl) f
• Portuguese: metformina (pt) f
• Russian: метформи́н m (metformín)
• Spanish: metformina f

References

• “metformin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “metformin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.